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it was not about politics or whether we should have healthcare reform or healthcare changes. it was always about the and whether the federal government had the authority to do what they did. i would say the same thing here. whether market based exchanges, federal or state, is good for oklahoma citizens or virginians is a policy decision. but the congress has spoken clearly here. congress has said to the states you have a decision to make. here is your decision. expand medicaid or adopt an exchanges. here are the benefits that you receive on behalf of your citizens on both counts. states are making the decisions as we speak. oklahoma has chosen not to adopt an exchange. the benefit of that is that our employers are not subject to the employer mandate penalty. and, as you indicated, perhaps other states will make a different decision. but we must enforce what the law says. it is about making sure an agency, in this case the i.r.s., does what the law says. we believe they have exceeded in by approving that statute that is not unique to oklahoma because there were others in washi
it was not about politics or whether we should have healthcare reform or healthcare changes. it was always about the and whether the federal government had the authority to do what they did. i would say the same thing here. whether market based exchanges, federal or state, is good for oklahoma citizens or virginians is a policy decision. but the congress has spoken clearly here. congress has said to the states you have a decision to make. here is your decision. expand medicaid or adopt an...
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. >> was at healthcare specific? we can spend less and have better outcomes. what makes you think that we can go the other direction? >> there is an outcome observation that has a lot of debates. the fact is, if your choice is to adopt a system of government provision, single-payer, you can expect long lines and reduce the quality of care. the u.s. has been a place where most of the innovation in the world happens in the health care space. we have not have the government come in and cut costs. if you want to strive towards tears, we need to have the free- market health care. -- worked here, -- toward c ures, need to have free market health care. >> innovation has been remarkable. i think going forward is to strengthen the program. these are the last two questions. you both get your shot. >> i work as a department of defense contractor. soldiers with ptsd. typical medicine has negative side effects that acupuncture does not. can you tell me why acupuncture is not covered? >> i think medical treatment for soldiers with ptsd should be decided between them and the
. >> was at healthcare specific? we can spend less and have better outcomes. what makes you think that we can go the other direction? >> there is an outcome observation that has a lot of debates. the fact is, if your choice is to adopt a system of government provision, single-payer, you can expect long lines and reduce the quality of care. the u.s. has been a place where most of the innovation in the world happens in the health care space. we have not have the government come in and...
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under these programs, massive investments have been and are still being made in education, healthcare, modernization, social infrastructure, direct payments to the poorest households. and in our battle against hiv/aids, a new plan has been launched to consolidate agai -- gains that have been made in reducing the prevalence of the disease. our target is to achieve elimination and expand access to anti revival therapy -- anti- retroviral therapy for persons living with hiv/aids. the equivalent of about $80 million, the contribution to the financing of this strategic plan. but this is not enough. we are now finding ourselves in a rather ironic situation, one that is threatening the advances we've made thus far. ghana, like developing countries that have made remarkable headway in combating this disease, is becoming a victim of its own success. as the numbers of disease and rates of infection and mortality go down, so, too, to the figures in the global funding for hiv/aids programs. this leaves a considerable financing gap for many countries such as ghana that are not only trying to maint
under these programs, massive investments have been and are still being made in education, healthcare, modernization, social infrastructure, direct payments to the poorest households. and in our battle against hiv/aids, a new plan has been launched to consolidate agai -- gains that have been made in reducing the prevalence of the disease. our target is to achieve elimination and expand access to anti revival therapy -- anti- retroviral therapy for persons living with hiv/aids. the equivalent of...
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[applause] we're not going to kick the for an elderly and disabled out of healthcare to pay for a tax cut fed does not help us grow, and i will not turn -- that does not help us to grow, and i will not turn medicare into a voucher. after a lifetime of labor, no american should have their retirement years spent at the mercy of insurance companies. station retire with dignity and respect. -- they should retire with dignity and respect. they have earned it. we will reform and strengthen medicare by actually reducing costs, not by dumping those costs on to seniors. the same thing with social security. we will take steps to strengthen it, but we will not turn it over to wall street. we have been talking about what happens at home, but that is connected to what happens abroad. in 2008 i said i would end the war in iraq, and i did. i said we would wind down the war in afghanistan in a responsible way, and we are three good because of the incredible service and sacrifice of our troops, a new tower is rising above the skyline. osama bin laden is dead during good -- is dead, but we still face s
[applause] we're not going to kick the for an elderly and disabled out of healthcare to pay for a tax cut fed does not help us grow, and i will not turn -- that does not help us to grow, and i will not turn medicare into a voucher. after a lifetime of labor, no american should have their retirement years spent at the mercy of insurance companies. station retire with dignity and respect. -- they should retire with dignity and respect. they have earned it. we will reform and strengthen medicare...
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they got healthcare reform. they saved the economy from total collapse. and then they lost the 0-vote majority when senator kennedy died. they've not entered anything. they just obstruct. you see just 41 votes. host: george, thanks for your call. amy goodman, go ahead. guest: well, first of all, george, i have a soft spot in my heart for anyone named george because that was my dad's name. it's great to hear from you from hawaii. i think when you look at what happens in washington, yes, we see gridlock today, but i think the problem is not so much the partisan bickering, i think it's the bipartisan consensus. because, on so many issues, there is not that much disagreement. it's hard to accept that now in an election year, democrats and republicans try to make a big deal of their differences. but on the essential issues, for example, what can be more important than war? when a car is engaged in war, there is nothing more important. and i want to hear the voices of people all over this country every day. i see the media as a huge kitchen table that stretches
they got healthcare reform. they saved the economy from total collapse. and then they lost the 0-vote majority when senator kennedy died. they've not entered anything. they just obstruct. you see just 41 votes. host: george, thanks for your call. amy goodman, go ahead. guest: well, first of all, george, i have a soft spot in my heart for anyone named george because that was my dad's name. it's great to hear from you from hawaii. i think when you look at what happens in washington, yes, we see...